Prestigious result for Romania Of Dennis Man And Valentin Mihăilăwhich qualifies for the round of 16 as top of the group for the first time in its history.
At the Tricolorii the 1-1 draw against the Slovakia at the “Deutsche Bank Park” in Frankfurt to qualify as top seed in group E (4 points), ahead of second-placed Belgium, who remains stuck at 0-0 against Ukraine. It all happens in the first half: the Scaliger midfielder Duda (24′) opens the scoring by taking the national team coached by Francesco “Ciccio” Calzona forward (returning to his national commitments after the period of transfer to Napoli), the Empoli midfielder equalizes the score in the 37th minute Răzvan Marin, converting the penalty won by his son Ianis Hagi. Only half an hour of action per Dennis Man, who entered the field in the 66th minute; no minute for Mihăilă, who remained to watch from the bench. With this result, both national teams on the field gain access to the elimination phases among the 16 best of the tournament: Slovakia, in fact, takes the pass as the best third, with 4 points on par with Romania and Belgium.
The feat achieved enhances the European tournament that the two Parma players are experiencing, protagonists of a fairy tale that has coach Iordănescu as the architect of a result, if not unexpected, difficult to predict. Romania ends up on the right side of the board where Italy is present; however, the match between the Azzurri and the Giallorossoblù can only occur in the semi-final.
With this happy extension of their stay in Germany, the date of the return to Parma of the two Romanian footballers, who will play the next Euro 2024 match on 2 July, has been postponed again, one day before the start of the meeting set by Mr. Pecchia. At the end of the European journey, after the well-deserved holidays, there will be a return to the “Mutti Training Center” to resume training, with Parma waiting for them with a contract extension until 2027 now in the home stretch (Click here): Vaeyens’ trip to Cologne paid off, the finish line is near.
